Letter from George MacCullough Grier to William Henry Seward, February 24, 1840

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Letter from George MacCullough Grier to William Henry Seward, February 24, 1840

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1840-02-24

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Letter from George MacCullough Grier to William Henry Seward, February 24, 1840

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sender: George Grier
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Person

Name: George Grier Birth: 1802-09-27 Death: 1878-12-20

location: Goshen NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Goshen County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

location: Albany NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:  Albany State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: dxt 

revision: ekk 2016-02-02

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Goshen Febry 24th 1840
Governor Seward
Dear Sir
Permit me to make a
suggestion to you in regard to the appointment of
Masters in Chancery for this County
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Place

Name: Orange County City:   County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
. If J.E. Phillips
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Person

Name: John  Phillips Birth: 1805-03-20 Death: 1841-12-17

has not applied for the appointment it would be
advisable in my opinion to give Newburgh
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Place

Name:  City:  Newburgh County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
both the
masters, say S.W. Eager
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Person

Name: Samuel Eager Birth: 1789-04-08 Death: 1860-12-23
& Hunn
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Person

Name: Peter Hunn Birth: 1794-05-20 Death: 1847-07-31
, if they want them.
Some of the Newburgh Gentlemen are dissatisfied because
Eager did not get the Surrogate Office, owing in a
great measure to a report they had for sometime
there that you had pledged yourself to Nominate
him that report has since been contradicted by
Jennings
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Person

Name: Benjamin Seward Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
had a conversation with Mr Benton
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Person

Name: Albert Benton Birth: 1796 Death: 1849-07-29Certainty: Possible

this evening he can give you his opinion.
The Governor will be sustained in Old Orange
at all events he will get as many votes next
Fall as the rest of our Ticket. My word for it,
Yours Truly
Geo. M Grier

[left Margin] Confidential
WHS

Page 2

His Excellency William H Seward
Governor
Albany
seward-pen
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Person

Name: Samuel Blatchford Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
George M. Grier
Feb. 24. 1840
date: 
Monday, February 24, 1840
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